I recently read this article by Fast Company on a new real estate startup called Rhove out of Columbus, Ohio. The quick summary is they're offering renters in their buildings a small piece of equity on the property th...

Apologies if this has been previously answered. I have an old apartment building under contract. As far as I can tell, rents can be increased moderately and, with new management, expenses can be reduced. For examp...

For purposes of reducing my personal taxable income, is it effective to run rental income & expenses through a business?  I need some of the rental income for personal household expenses which would be a salary (r...

Hi Community Newbie to the community looking to get started in rental properties.  I've heard of people using rental properties to lower their taxable income but I'm not clear how this is possible.  From what I'm gath...

Can anyone shed light on how the proposed Trump tax reform would affect property depreciation.  Could this tax reform  retroactively take away the tax benefits for 2017?

I’m a new investor, and I have been looking at a duplex that has come up for sale on the mls. The current rent is slightly below market for the area, but the current owner is also paying for all utilities, including i...

The (newer) custodian of my SD401k is requesting an annual real estate appraisal for each note I hold within the account. As in, pay for a house appraisal each year for each note.

This can’t be right, can it? Shouldn...

I sent a link to a friend about sub metering their water after a conversation where they were complaining about tenant water usage. Her response to me was I don't know how this could help me because the water expense ...

Just got word that the buyer for my first flip was approved by the bank and we'll be closing 12/9. I created a solo LLC that is owner of the house (may have just been a waste of money) but I was sure to try to keep al...

Hey BP family! I am really needing some advice on this and I hope that I can explain it well enough for you to be able to answer my question.So my situation is that I am self-employed (Realtor) and the last 2 years I ...